Cornet owned by Maxine Sullivan: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cornet owned by Maxine Sullivan: Date: 1977. Manufactured by: F. E. Olds, American. Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
The object in the museum catalogue
A brass cornet made by Olds Ambassador and owned by Maxine Sullivan. The body of the cornet (2013.46.29.1.1a) is brass with a straight bell and three (3) valves with green felt pads. The ambassador model is manufactured by F. E. Olds. The cornet has [OLDS / AMBASSADOR / FULLERTON / CALIF] inscribed at the base of the bell. The number [997566] is inscribed on the second valve. The finger ring for the pinky of the right hand is silver. The mouthpiece of the cornet (2013.46.29.1.1b) as a conical backbore and appears to be silver plated. [Olds 7C] is inscribed on the cup, below the rim.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1977
- Manufactured by: F. E. Olds, American
- Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
- Type: musical instruments
- Type: cornets (aerophones)
- Medium: 2013.46.29.1.1a: brass (alloy) with felt
- Medium: 2013.46.29.1.1b: metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Trumpet): 7 × 5 1/4 × 15 in. (17.8 × 13.3 × 38.1 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Mouthpiece): 1 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (2.7 × 2.7 × 7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: 2013.46.29.1.1ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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